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Indian Asylum-Seeker Sets Refugee Camp On Fire At Port Near Australia
An Indian man who tried to kill himself by setting fire to his room at a refugee camp in Papua New Guinea faces charges of arson and attempted suicide, the police said. Asylum seeker Ravinder Singh, in his 30s, locked himself in a shipping container room at a camp on Manus Island on Friday and started a blaze that engulfed two other rooms before be...
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Australia Says No Timeframe To Decide Case Of Saudi Teen Seeking Asylum
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Thursday there was no timeframe for the assessment of the case of Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, a Saudi woman who fled to Thailand saying she feared her family would kill her.
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Search On For Missing People In Australia's Crocodile-Infested Waters
An asylum-seeker boat has reached Australia for the first time in almost four years, the government said Monday, with many of those on board the Vietnamese vessel fleeing into mangrove rainforest after it ran aground in crocodile-infested waters.
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Afghan Charged Over Smuggling Asylum-Seekers To Australia
An Afghan man who reportedly made millions of dollars smuggling asylum-seekers to Australia by boat has been extradited from Indonesia and charged with 10 offences, Australian police said on Friday.
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Australian Minister Peter Dutton Accuses Asylum-Seekers Of Sex Assault Lies
Asylum-seekers are faking sexual assault claims in a bid to seek refugee status in Australia, the immigration minister said today, after leaked reports detailed abuse allegations at a Nauru detention camp.
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Australia Says No Change On Borders Despite Papua New Guinea Ruling
Australia today insisted its controversial border protection policy remains valid despite a Papua New Guinea court ruling the detention of asylum-seekers in the country was unconstitutional and illegal.
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Australia's Detention Of Asylum-Seekers On Papua New Guinea Unlawful: Court
Australia's detention of asylum-seekers on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island is unconstitutional and illegal, a court ruled Tuesday, prompting some refugee advocates to call for the camp to be shut down.
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Australia Needs To 'Lift Game' To Help Refugees: Amnesty
Human rights group Amnesty International Wednesday slammed Australia for its treatment of asylum-seekers in remote Pacific camps, as it also urged Canberra to "lift their game" and help relieve the international refugee crisis.
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Australia Refuses To Deny It Paid People-Smugglers
Australian officials today refused to deny allegations that authorities paid crew on a people-smuggling boat US$30,000 to return 65 asylum-seekers to Indonesia, while insisting that no laws had been broken.
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Self-Harm At Australia Detention Centres Once Every 2 Days: Reports
Self-harm by asylum-seekers being held at Australia's offshore detention centres takes place on average once every two days, a report said Saturday, with some prospective refugees swallowing poison, cutting themselves and attempting suicide.
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Australia Defends Immigration Policy Against UN Criticism
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has defended Australia's hardline policy on asylum-seekers against criticism from the United Nations, particularly from countries such as North Korea.
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Philippines' Benigno Aquino Rejects Permanent Refugees From Australia
The Philippines will not accept any refugees sent by Australia if they are expected to live in the Southeast Asian nation permanently, President Benigno Aquino said today.
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Asylum Seeker's Rape Claims Overshadow Australia's Bid for UN Rights Body
Australia's hardline immigration policies overshadowed the launch of its bid to join the UN Human Rights Council today, with the government and rights lawyers arguing bitterly over a pregnant Somali asylum-seeker who claims she was raped.
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Australia Considering Other Nations for Asylum-Seekers
Australia said today it is seeking new countries to resettle refugees in after confirming only four people have moved to Cambodia, which has agreed to accept refugees in exchange for aid.
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Australian Refugee Groups Demand Answers on Asylum-Seeker Boat
Australian refugee groups today demanded the government provide answers about a boatload of asylum-seekers thought to be from Vietnam seen off the country's west coast.
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Indian Asylum-Seeker Sets Refugee Camp On Fire At Port Near Australia
An Indian man who tried to kill himself by setting fire to his room at a refugee camp in Papua New Guinea faces charges of arson and attempted suicide, the police said. Asylum seeker Ravinder Singh, in his 30s, locked himself in a shipping container room at a camp on Manus Island on Friday and started a blaze that engulfed two other rooms before be...
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Australia Says No Timeframe To Decide Case Of Saudi Teen Seeking Asylum
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Thursday there was no timeframe for the assessment of the case of Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, a Saudi woman who fled to Thailand saying she feared her family would kill her.
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Search On For Missing People In Australia's Crocodile-Infested Waters
An asylum-seeker boat has reached Australia for the first time in almost four years, the government said Monday, with many of those on board the Vietnamese vessel fleeing into mangrove rainforest after it ran aground in crocodile-infested waters.
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Afghan Charged Over Smuggling Asylum-Seekers To Australia
An Afghan man who reportedly made millions of dollars smuggling asylum-seekers to Australia by boat has been extradited from Indonesia and charged with 10 offences, Australian police said on Friday.
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Australian Minister Peter Dutton Accuses Asylum-Seekers Of Sex Assault Lies
Asylum-seekers are faking sexual assault claims in a bid to seek refugee status in Australia, the immigration minister said today, after leaked reports detailed abuse allegations at a Nauru detention camp.
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Australia Says No Change On Borders Despite Papua New Guinea Ruling
Australia today insisted its controversial border protection policy remains valid despite a Papua New Guinea court ruling the detention of asylum-seekers in the country was unconstitutional and illegal.
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Australia's Detention Of Asylum-Seekers On Papua New Guinea Unlawful: Court
Australia's detention of asylum-seekers on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island is unconstitutional and illegal, a court ruled Tuesday, prompting some refugee advocates to call for the camp to be shut down.
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Australia Needs To 'Lift Game' To Help Refugees: Amnesty
Human rights group Amnesty International Wednesday slammed Australia for its treatment of asylum-seekers in remote Pacific camps, as it also urged Canberra to "lift their game" and help relieve the international refugee crisis.
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Australia Refuses To Deny It Paid People-Smugglers
Australian officials today refused to deny allegations that authorities paid crew on a people-smuggling boat US$30,000 to return 65 asylum-seekers to Indonesia, while insisting that no laws had been broken.
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Self-Harm At Australia Detention Centres Once Every 2 Days: Reports
Self-harm by asylum-seekers being held at Australia's offshore detention centres takes place on average once every two days, a report said Saturday, with some prospective refugees swallowing poison, cutting themselves and attempting suicide.
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Australia Defends Immigration Policy Against UN Criticism
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has defended Australia's hardline policy on asylum-seekers against criticism from the United Nations, particularly from countries such as North Korea.
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Philippines' Benigno Aquino Rejects Permanent Refugees From Australia
The Philippines will not accept any refugees sent by Australia if they are expected to live in the Southeast Asian nation permanently, President Benigno Aquino said today.
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Asylum Seeker's Rape Claims Overshadow Australia's Bid for UN Rights Body
Australia's hardline immigration policies overshadowed the launch of its bid to join the UN Human Rights Council today, with the government and rights lawyers arguing bitterly over a pregnant Somali asylum-seeker who claims she was raped.
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Australia Considering Other Nations for Asylum-Seekers
Australia said today it is seeking new countries to resettle refugees in after confirming only four people have moved to Cambodia, which has agreed to accept refugees in exchange for aid.
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Australian Refugee Groups Demand Answers on Asylum-Seeker Boat
Australian refugee groups today demanded the government provide answers about a boatload of asylum-seekers thought to be from Vietnam seen off the country's west coast.
